Creative Artists Of Tennessee
Welcome to Creative Artists of Tennessee, A 501 c 3 organization that desires to usher in change for our youth through the arts.
Creative Artists of Tennessee was created to enable professional artists, self taught artists, writers, performers, seniors, young people, all people regardless of culture or ethnicity to come together and create an atmosphere of freedom through the arts.
We have agreed as a group that the arts must provoke thought or change. We are not a one-dimensional group, as we will work with any subject matter as it relates to our condition as human beings. We welcome diversity and we encourage an open forum for all our members to express their thoughts and feelings in a position environment reinforce with a sense of self worth for each individual.
Collaboration is a key word in Creative Artists Of Tennessee and we believe that we should reach out to others in our community through community service projects and that we should form relationships with a variety of groups to encourage creativity and change.
General information
CATs operates an after school mentoring program called Dare2Dream. Dare2Dream is a year long character development program using all art forms as tools of expression. Students learn the Nguzo Sabo and express themselves through each principle using the visual arts, literary, performing, martial & culinary arts.
Mission
Creative Artists of Tennessee’s (CATs) mission is to promote an interest in African and African American art while providing support for emerging artists and young people with limited cultural access to the arts.